Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey

Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey
Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey
Current season
University	Niagara University
Conference	AHA
Head coach	Jason Lammers; 7th season, 77–111–21 (.419)
Assistant coaches	Mark Phalon; Nate Skidmore;
Arena	Dwyer Arena; Lewiston, New York
Colors	Purple and white;
NCAA Tournament appearances
	2000, 2004, 2008, 2013
Conference Tournament championships
	CHA: 2000, 2004, 2008
Conference regular season championships
	CHA: 2000, 2006, 2007; AHA: 2013
Current uniform
	File:AHA-Uniform-NU.png

The Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Niagara University. The Purple Eagles are a member of Atlantic Hockey. They play at the Dwyer Arena in Lewiston, New York.^[2]

History

After several years of playing at the club level, the team turned varsity in the 1996–97 season, which they played as independent.

In 1999 they became charter members of the College Hockey America, joining two other independent teams (Air Force and Army) and three former Division II teams (Alabama–Huntsville, Bemidji State and Findlay).

Niagara went undefeated in conference play that season, 1999–00, winning the conference tournament and gaining an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament, as the conference did not gain an automatic bid until the 2003 tournament. Starting goaltender Greg Gardner set a single-season NCAA record for shutouts with 12 as Niagara posted its first (and only as of 2019) 30-win campaign. The Purple Eagles upset the University of New Hampshire to advance to the Elite Eight, where they lost to North Dakota. North Dakota went on to win that national championship.

Niagara also won the College Hockey America Championship in 2004 and 2008, appearing in the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship again those years. In 2004 they lost against Boston College and in 2008 against Michigan.

On January 29, 2009, Niagara University announced that the team was moving to Atlantic Hockey beginning in the 2010-11 season.

On October 14, 2010, it was announced that Jay McKee would serve as a volunteer assistant coach for Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey, while not ruling out a return to the NHL.

On December 14, 2013 the Purple Eagles faced off against the RIT Tigers in an outdoor hockey game known as Frozen Frontier tying 2-2.

Season-by-season results

Source:^[3]

Head coaches

As of the completion of 2022–23 season

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1996–2001	Blaise MacDonald	5	91–58–17	.599
2001–2017	Dave Burkholder	16	247–279–68	.473
2017–Present	Jason Lammers	6	77–111–21	.419
Totals	3 coaches	27 seasons	415–448–106	.483

NCAA tournament appearances

Year	Location	Opponent	Result
2000	Target Center	New Hampshire	W 4-1
2000	Target Center	North Dakota	L 1-4
2004	Verizon Wireless Arena	Boston College	L 2-5
2008	Times Union Center	Michigan	L 1-5
2013	Van Andel Arena	North Dakota	L 1-2

Statistical leaders

Source:^[4]

Career points leaders

Player	Years	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Barret Ehgoetz	2001–2005	141	71	95	166	142
Mikko Sivonen	1996–2000	126	65	77	142	80
Michael Isherwood	1996–2000	126	55	87	142	112
Chris Moran	2006–2010	146	38	103	141	103
Ted Cook	2005–2009	139	78	59	137	226
Peter DeSantis	1996–2000	126	67	66	133	46
Sean Bentivoglio	2003–2007	145	43	89	132	142
Kyle Martin	1996–2000	124	60	69	129	58
Matt Caruana	2004–2008	146	51	78	129	108
Joe Tallari	2000–2004	144	60	64	124	111

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

minimum 30 games played

Player	Years	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Carsen Chubak	2010–2013	45	2588	27	11	6	93	6	.930	2.16
Chad Veltri	2019–Present	33	1942	13	16	4	75	3	.924	2.30
Chris Noonan	2009–2012	61	3262	29	18	8	132	3	.922	2.43
Greg Gardner	1996–2000	113	6638	64	33	12	270	16	.907	2.44
Juliano Pagliero	2005–2009	98	5311	47	32	11	231	8	.921	2.61

Statistics current through the start of the 2021–22 season.

Roster

As of September 15, 2023.^[5]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Jonathan Ziskie	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-03-19	Macomb, Michigan	Bismarck (NAHL)	—
3	Cole Mickel	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-05-03	Broomfield, Colorado	Wisconsin (NAHL)	—
4	Gļebs Prohorenkovs	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-11-12	Riga, Latvia	Amarillo (NAHL)	—
5	Noah Carlin	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2000-06-13	Marine City, Michigan	Omaha (USHL)	—
7	Steven Kesslering	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-05-17	Viceroy, Saskatchewan	Battlefords (SJHL)	—
8	Luke Mylymok	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2001-09-29	Wilcox, Saskatchewan	Minnesota Duluth (NCHC)	—
9	Jay Ahearn	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-05-23	Staten Island, New York	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
10	Carter Randklev	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	1999-11-05	Moorhead, Minnesota	Fargo (USHL)	—
11	Olivier Gauthier	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-04-09	Ferme-Neuve, Quebec	Alaska Anchorage (WCHA)	—
13	Jack Richard	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2002-12-13	Stoney Creek, Ontario	Burlington (OJHL)	—
14	Connor Mylymok	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-03-18	Wilcox, Saskatchewan	Alaska (NCAA)	—
16	Jaedon Leslie	Graduate	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1998-08-04	St. Albert, Alberta	Ohio State (Big Ten)	—
17	Max Ruoho	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2001-03-05	Madison, Wisconsin	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
18	Tyler Wallace	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2002-05-19	Calgary, Alberta	Blackfalds (AJHL)	—
19	Drew Vieten	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-01-10	Calabasas, California	Wichita Falls (NAHL)	—
20	Christian Gorsack	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2000-06-08	Jeannette, Pennsylvania	Johnstown (NAHL)	—
21	Shane Ott	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2000-07-21	Centennial, Colorado	Janesville (NAHL)	—
22	Lane Brockhoff	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2000-04-11	Edberg, Alberta	Camrose (AJHL)	—
23	Lars Rødne	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2000-07-22	Stavanager, Norway	Bismarck (NAHL)	—
24	Josef Myšák	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1999-09-08	Litvínov, Czech Republic	Austin (NAHL)	—
25	Johnny Wescoe	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	2001-01-06	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	Rockets (NCDC)	—
26	Alex Murray	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2000-03-17	Glenview, Illinois	Miami (NCHC)	—
27	Aron Jessli	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-10-29	Lørenskog, Norway	Pickering (OJHL)	—
28	Ethan Lund	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-03-16	Calgary, Alberta	Brooks (AJHL)	—
29	David Posma	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-08-27	Pomona, New York	New Jersey (NAHL)	—
30	Mitchell Day	Freshman	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-01-18	St. Louis, Missouri	North Iowa (NAHL)	—
31	Jarrett Fiske	Graduate	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-05-28	Erie, Pennsylvania	American International (AHA)	—
34	Noah Hackett	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2001-12-11	Ponoka, Alberta	Brooks (AJHL)	—
39	Ryan Ouellette	Junior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-12-06	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Wisconsin–Eau Claire (WIAC)	—

Awards and honors

NCAA

All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

2010–11: Paul Zanette, F

CHA

Individual awards

Player of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Ted Cook: 2006
Les Reaney: 2006
Chris Moran: 2007

Most Valuable Player in Tournament

Coach of the Year

Blaise MacDonald: 2000
Dave Burkholder: 2006, 2007

Three-Star Player of the Year

Ted Cook: 2007

Student-Athlete of the Year

Vince Rocco: 2009

All-Conference teams

First Team All-CHA

1999–00: Greg Gardner, G; Chris MacKenzie, D; Kyle Martin, F; Mike Isherwood, F
2002–03: Joe Tallari, F
2003–04: Jeff Van Nynatten, G; Barret Ehgoetz, F
2004–05: Barret Ehgoetz, F
2005–06: Sean Bentivoglio, F
2006–07: Pat Oliveto, D; Sean Bentivoglio, F; Ted Cook, F
2007–08: Juliano Pagliero, G; Ryan Annesley, D; Vince Rocco, F
2008–09: Juliano Pagliero, G
2009–10: Chris Moran, F

Second Team All-CHA

1999–00: Mikko Sivonen, F
2000–01: Bernie Sigrist, F
2001–02: Scott Crawford, D
2002–03: Barret Ehgoetz, F
2003–04: Andrew Lackner, D; Joe Tallari, F
2004–05: Ryan Gale, F
2005–06: Jeff Van Nynatten, G; Ted Cook, F; Les Reaney, F
2006–07: Juliano Pagliero, G; Les Reaney, F
2007–08: Tyler Gotto, D; Matt Caruana, F
2008–09: Tyler Gotto, D; Vince Rocco, F; Egor Mironov, F
2009–10: Tyler Gotto, D; Ryan Olidis, F

All-CHA Rookie Team

2002–03: Brian Hartman, D; Jason Williamson, F
2003–04: Pat Oliveto, F
2005–06: Ted Cook, F; Les Reaney, F
2006–07: Tyler Gotto, D; Chris Moran, F
2007–08: Adam Avramenko, G
2008–09: Dan Baco, D
2009–10: Jason Beattie, F

Atlantic Hockey

Individual awards

Player of the Year

Paul Zanette: 2011
Carsen Chubak: 2013

Rookie of the Year

Ludwig Stenlund: 2019

Regular Season Goaltending Award

Chris Noonan: 2012

Regular Season Scoring Trophy

Paul Zanette: 2011

Coach of the Year

Dave Burkholder: 2013

Most Valuable Player in Tournament

Scott Champagne: 2005

All-Conference teams

First Team All-Atlantic Hockey

2010–11: Bryan Haczyk, F; Paul Zanette, F
2012–13: Carsen Chubak, G; Giancarlo Iuorio, F

Second Team All-Atlantic Hockey

2011–12: Chris Noonan, G
2012–13: Dan Weiss, D

Third Team All-Atlantic Hockey

2010–11: Ryan Annesley, D
2012–13: Kevin Ryan, D
2013–14: Kevin Ryan, D
2017–18: Derian Plouffe, F
2018–19: Noah Delmas, D; Ludwig Stenlund, F
2019–20: Jack Billings, F

Atlantic Hockey All-Rookie Team

2010–11: Ryan Rashid, F
2013–14: Vinny Muto, D
2014–15: Keegan Harper, D
2018–19: Ludwig Stenlund, F
2019–20: Chad Veltri, G
2020–21: Josef Mysak, D
2021–22: Shane Ott, F

Niagara Purple Eagles Hall of Fame

The following is a list of people associated with the men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Niagara Purple Eagles Hall of Fame (induction date in parentheses).^[6]

Purple Eagles in the NHL

As of July 1, 2023.

Player	Position	Team(s)	Years	Games	Stanley Cups
Sean Bentivoglio	Left Wing	NYI	2008–2009	1	0
Matt Ryan	Center	LAK	2005–2006	12	0

Source: ^[7]

References

^ "Niagara University Athletic Department Quick Facts". August 2, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
^ "Niagara Purple Eagles Men's Ice Hockey". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
^ "Niagara Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ "Niagara Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Niagara Purple Eagles. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
^ "Purple Eagles Hall of Fame". Niagara Purple Eagles. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
^ "Alumni report for Niagara University". Hockey DB. Retrieved May 21, 2019.

External links

Niagara Purple Eagles men's ice hockey

[1] "Niagara University Athletic Department Quick Facts". August 2, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2016.

[2] "Niagara Purple Eagles Men's Ice Hockey". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved April 10, 2011.

[guide-3] "Niagara Men's Hockey Team History". USCHO.com. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[4] "Niagara Statistics". Elite Prospects. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[5] "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Niagara Purple Eagles. Retrieved September 15, 2023.

[6] "Purple Eagles Hall of Fame". Niagara Purple Eagles. Retrieved May 21, 2019.

[7] "Alumni report for Niagara University". Hockey DB. Retrieved May 21, 2019.

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History

Season-by-season results

Head coaches

NCAA tournament appearances

Statistical leaders

Career points leaders

Career goaltending leaders

Roster

Awards and honors

NCAA

All-Americans

CHA

Individual awards

All-Conference teams

Atlantic Hockey

Individual awards

All-Conference teams

Niagara Purple Eagles Hall of Fame

Purple Eagles in the NHL

See also

References

External links